I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.

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I am not commanding you,(A) but I want to test the sincerity of your love by comparing it with the earnestness of others.

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10 And herein I give my advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.

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10 And here is my judgment(A) about what is best for you in this matter. Last year you were the first not only to give but also to have the desire to do so.(B)

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12 For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to that a man hath, and not according to that he hath not.

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12 For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has,(A) not according to what one does not have.

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Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

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Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give,(A) not reluctantly or under compulsion,(B) for God loves a cheerful giver.(C)

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